A qualitative exploration of opinions on the community pharmacists' role amongst the general public in Scotland

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 288-296

  Gidman, Wendy ^a   Cowley, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community pharmacy; inter professional issues; medical colleagues; patient attitudes; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSULTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY; INTER-PROFESSIONAL ISSUES; MEDICAL COLLEAGUES; PATIENT ATTITUDES; PRIMARY CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84883508972     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12008     Document Type: Article

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